outgrow

American  

[out-groh] / ˌaʊtˈgroʊ /

verb (used with object)

outgrew, outgrown, outgrowing

1. to grow too large for.

   to outgrow one's clothes.

2. to leave behind or lose in the changes incident to development or the passage of time.

   She outgrew her fear of the dark.

3. to surpass in growing.

   watching one child outgrow another.

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verb (used without object)

outgrew, outgrown, outgrowing

1. Archaic. to grow out; burst forth; protrude.

outgrow British  

/ ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ /

verb

1. to grow too large for (clothes, shoes, etc)

2. to lose (a habit, idea, reputation, etc) in the course of development or time

3. to grow larger or faster than

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Etymology

Origin of outgrow

First recorded in 1585–95; out- + grow

Example Sentences

"Like a lot of new mums, it was just me and my baby in the four walls, and those walls started to get decorated with bags of my baby's outgrown clothes," she said.

From BBC

The festival moves next year to Boulder, Colorado, having outgrown its current host city.

From Barron's

In the past decade, Stryker has outgrown its peers by 2.5 percentage points a year, so it is a share gainer.

From Barron's

Public builders’ orders will outgrow the broader market’s pickup in new sales, the analyst wrote.

From Barron's

Public builders’ orders will outgrow the broader market’s pickup in new sales, the analyst wrote.

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